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Back to the kitchen. Once we I decided we were going to use brass as a big accent throughout the house, I knew we had to find some good hardware. It seems like all the interior designers I love out there say, “hardware is jewelry for the kitchen!” And, yes, I agree, but it’s more. It […]

So do you remember when I confessed my love for my Ikea Grundtal mirror here? When we moved, our bedroom felt way too symmetrical for mirrors above our matching dressers or matching nightstands…too matchy-matchy. I knew I had to use them somewhere else. One found an easy home in the basement bathroom. The other, though, […]

As soon as we knew we knew the house was going to be ours, we brought in a contractor to take a look. There were a few items in the house I knew I just could not deal living with. Some I could tackle. For others, it was time to bring in the big [pro] […]

Have you seen chokers popping up, like, everywhere? Hellooo, 90’s! There’s this one at Nasty Gal: via Nasty Gal here Sincerely Jules wearing this one: via Sincerely Jules here Mary Orton of Memorandum here: via Memorandum here And honestly, the Gigi/Kendall/random other gorgeous models and starlets gang have also been sporting them which made me […]

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind, to say the least! We signed the papers and closed on our dream “starter home,” painted a whole bunch that weekend, packed up the apartment and moved in on Thursday [with the help of my wonderful in-laws], unpacked and organized throughout the next week until my parents […]

Monday evening we had a best feeling…after signing paper after paper, after paper, we were handed the keys to our house!!! It was so cool going back to the house afterward, 6-pack in hand, and cheers-ing to being official home owners! Now, the fun begins…. Even before our offer was accepted, when we talked about […]

My girl friends and I are always talking about how it’s tough to work hard, play hard, be a good friend/girlfriend/wife/sister/daughter/coworker, stay actually connected to everyone…and on top of it, eat healthy. So, we did a quick round of recipe swap. I shared my oh-so-simple seared wasabi and sesame tuna, but this is another favorite […]